Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)

Regal Angelfish

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ca49e8c1-02f5-4a28-a23b-241f245a7739

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
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Description

The Regal Angelfish can be recognised by the alternating yellow and black-edged white bars on the body. The soft part of the dorsal fin is blue with black scribbles. The anal fin has yellow and blue stripes. The caudal fin is yellow. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

The Regal Angelfish is a beautiful tropical angelfish with yellow, black, white and blue vertical stripes and yellow tail. The dorsal fin is blue with black markings and the anal fin has yellow and blue stripes. Juveniles are orange yellow with fewer black and white bars. It is found in depths from 1m to 48m.... source: OZ Animals

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
IUCN_Threat_status: Least Concern
Threats: Overharvesting for aquarium trade
Frequency: 1.587
Range: 2408.514
Abundance: 5.833
Behaviour: A species that continually moves within caves in coral reefs, occasionally swimming upside down under ledges.
Common_Name: Regal angel;Regal angelfish
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Description: Unmistakable angelfish with thin alternating blue-black, yellow and white bars down body, pale yellow snout and tail, blue- and yellow-striped anal fin, and black bar edged with blue above eye.

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Pygoplites diacanthus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772
Published in: Boddaert, P. 1772. Epistola ad Virum celeberrimum Hier. Dav. Gaubium, de Chaetodonte diacantho, Descripto atque accuratissima icone Illustrata Amstelodami : M. Magérum pp. 43 pp. 2 pls

Common Names

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Regal Angelfish
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Blue-banded Angelfish
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Angelfish
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Bluebanded Angelfish
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Empress Angelfish
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Regal Angelfish Pasific
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Royal Angelfish
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Royal Empress Angel
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Royal Empress Angelfish
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
POMACANTHIDAE
genus
Pygoplites
species
Pygoplites diacanthus  Recorded in Australia

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